Five months left to collect BASIS Professional Register points
BASIS Professional Register members are being reminded that there are just five months left until…
Browsing: Crops
New panel members selected to steer horticulture industry
Nine new panel members have joined AHDB Horticulture and are set to help drive the…
Lets unite: Mark Lynas’ peace plan
Environmentalist and author Mark Lynas set out his Seven Point Peace Plan to further the…
Good hygiene essential to prevent lettuce Fusarium wilt disease
Rigorous hygiene practice is critical to prevent the risk of infection from lettuce Fusarium wilt,…
Less chewing the cud, more greening the fuel
A “significant breakthrough” that makes grasses more digestible promises improved feed for ruminants and better…
PGRO pea & bean crop protection course announced
The next PGRO course on Pea & Bean Crop Protection will be held at the…
RAGT targets Scotland’s key spring barley market
Scotland’s cereal sector may be small but it is a key target for plant breeders…
Hard wheats could help maximise Scottish farm incomes
Wheat growers in Scotland targeting the animal feed market should consider switching to new, higher-yielding…
Hidden threat to health
Falling levels of essential nutrients in diets around the world demand urgent action, from soil-crop-human…
NIAB chief Tina Barsby awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours List
Dr Tina Barsby, CEO of Cambridge-based crop science organisation NIAB, has been awarded an OBE…